Missouri teenagers Daisy Coleman, then 14, and her best friend Paige Parkhurst, 13, were sexually assaulted in 2012. The two girls snuck out during a sleepover, only to be raped in the basement of one of the most popular footballers at their high school.
Matthew Barnett, now 22, Jordan Zech, 24, Nick Groumoutis, 23, Cole Forney, 22, and an unnamed juvenile – who called themselves the ‘wolf pack’ – were all investigated. Daisy was dumped in her own front yard afterwards and found by her brother the next morning, suffering from frostbite and only partially clothed.
The unnamed juvenile confessed to raping Paige and was sentenced in juvenile court, while Barnett was merely charged with child endangerment. The girls struggled emotionally for years as online trolls verbally attacked them. Now the families devastated by the case that became shorthand for rape culture and victim blaming have spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com.
Daisy, now a sophomore at Missouri Valley College, started a website called Safebae.org to help other victims of sexual assault and keep women safe. Read more
Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain (Psalm 127:1). Parents: Train up a child in the way they should go, And when they are old they will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). Arm your children with knowledge, but never forget that prayer of protection should always be released when they are away from you.
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